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Board approves CTE year‑2 assurances; students qualify for national SkillsUSA and DECA events
Summary
The board approved the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Year‑2 assurances and heard student successes from SkillsUSA and DECA. Staff outlined grant support, growth in industry credentials and plans to expand middle‑school career exploration.
The Orange County Board of Education approved the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) assurances for the Year‑2 local application on May 5 and heard presentations from teachers and students who recently qualified for national competitions.
Ms. Braxton, the district CTE director, told the board that CTE delivered industry‑aligned credentials at no cost to students and that 1,430 individual credentials were earned in the 2023–24 school year — a substantial increase from the prior year. She said district partners, including local fire departments and emergency services, stepped in during an instructor…
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